Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1939.229
Date:
ca. 1771
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 21.3 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "H/ I S" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: twice, "T * C" a in rectangle
Description:
Silver tablespoon with an upturned handle with a short, splayed midrib on the front and the engraved intials, "H/ I S" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a double, molded drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Effie Beekman Borrowe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
